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VIM wt Allele
Human VIM wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 10p13 and is approximately 8 kb in length. This allele, which encodes vimentin protein, plays a role in the maintenance of the cellular structure of mesenchymal tissues. (NCI Thesaurus)
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